The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-25
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.
A Little Social Gossip.

The holiday season is here with its rush OF
giving and receiving. its round of social enter
tainments, and Christmas, church and Sunday
school festivities. The latter, having begun last
night, will be continued throughout the week.
some superintendent and managers seeming
to think that long the festival is held
that it does not much matter whether
it Christmas eve, or even
ing, two three evenings afterward
The usual pleasures have been INDUCED in dur
ing the past week, and the week to come will
presen. variety of amusements sufficient to
suit the most fastidious. A great many young
people are at home to spend their vacation.
There number of visitors in the city, and
not many have gone to other places to
quite an addition to tho numbers
who attend social gatherings The
parties given have been unusually handsome and
the attendants seem TO vie with each other IN
the beauty of their costumes, and the bright
colors worn present more than a rainbow OF
hues The interval between Christmas and
New Years will be marked by large number of
dancing parties. the largest and most
elegant of which will probably be the
Assembly, at the New Denison Hotel.
on Wednesday evening The Christmas idea
will prevail throughout the line of decorations
and music. and for the former number of
first Assembly dance, given on the night before
thanksgiving great social success,
The representative society people in
handsome toilets being present, and the
rangements were carried forward with skill, due
to efforts of the gentlemen chosen to manage
them. The for this week is expected TO
surpass the first in every particular. and very
large attendance is promised.
Society in other places this week has had
guests to entertain from Indianapolis Notably
q large and elegant dancing party given at Rich
mond by Mr.. and Mrs Omer Hittle. and the
of Mr.
Blessing, daughter OF Mr.. John Blessing at Shell
byvlle. both taking place on Thursday night.
In the multitude of invitations certain
young man here has become little careless
about noticing the date upon the card. One
came last week. and all he in hasty glance
was Monday evening" So he hired his car
riage and it waited long before his door, while
he should put the finishing touches to an elab-
crate toilet. He took ND his card, to secure the
correct number AMI street for 'cabby" and saw,
for the first time that the the party would not
come off till two weeks later. His chagrin can
not be imagined by anyone never in a similar
predicament.
New Years receptions seem to have started
out for this season with fresh impetus Large
parties being arranged for receiving. and
the presence of the Yale Cleo Club in the city
at that time seems to be the reason for some.
AT one house seven young married women will
wear their bridal dresses They will be assisted
by several young ladies. Il has been suggested
by some that the ladies who attend the Glee
Club concert appear In full dress,
Those who would attend the concert, and have
TO rush homo and array themselves in party
dress if any other costume were worn would
appreciate the convenience of not having
much changing to do, aud the brilhancy of an
audien ce in evening dress at the concert would
be compliment to the young men for whom
many social attentions are being prepared.